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A sickout staged by teaching assistants across the island yesterday was “completely unacceptable”, said the Minister of Education. But the head of the teachers’ union laid the blame for the job action at the minister’s door. The teaching assistants...

Teachers will be provided with instruction next month on a new pupil grading system, the Minister of Education announced today. Diallo Rabian said that a “full day of professional development” would be held in January to provide teachers and adminis...

Teachers said last night they had hit the limit over a litany of problems hampering performance for schools and students. The Bermuda Union of Teachers issued a statement declaring its intent to take an unspecified “appropriate action” over a lack of...

Teachers at West Pembroke Primary School have launched a work-to-rule, it was revealed yesterday. The staff at the school said they were forced to take action because of staff shortages, poor teacher training and low-quality technology. The Parent Te...

A union is marking its 100th anniversary celebrations by appealing for donations to help raise $100,000 to provide scholarships for young Bermudians. The Bermuda Union of Teachers will celebrate 100 years on February 1 next year and has organised a s...

A teacher’s job can sometimes feel like a thankless role, a representative of the teachers’ union said yesterday. Shannon James, president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that “sometimes it just doesn’t feel like the community is on your side...

Members of one of Bermuda’s largest unions will today pause to remember the legacy one of their founding members, Adele Tucker. Today marks the anniversary of her birth. Bermuda Union of Teachers president Shannon James said: “We should never forget ...

The president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers conceded his union was to blame for a lack of meetings with the Ministry of Education. Shannon James said yesterday that the BUT had met with Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Develo...

A former CedarBridge Academy teacher who lost a “bitterly fought” Court of Appeal challenge against the education ministry over a workplace medical complaint admitted yesterday that she did not do enough to prove her case. Karen Clemons said: “I did...

John Stovell has no doubt — his grandfather would be an immensely proud man knowing that the union he helped to found was about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Rufus Stovell, along with Adele Tucker and sisters Edith and Matilda Crawford, founded...

Teachers are buying basic school necessities out of their own pockets, according to the Bermuda Union of Teachers. Union president Shannon James called for more help in the Progressive Labour Party’s first Budget since it returned to power, which wil...

People are being urged to sign up for a running race raising funds to help the development of Bermuda’s young people. The Bermuda Union of Teachers has organised the race, which is now sponsored by the Freisenbruch Meyer Group, for 30 years and has r...